There are 7 ways to get from Budapest to Riesa by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Dresden central stationbus N260 / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain 55 / ...
9h 22m€53–97Train
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain 55 / ...
10h 17m€115–178Drive 713.5 km
- Drive from Budapest to Riesacar 713.5 km
6h 53m€109–157Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane BUD - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
6h 55m€131–426Train via Prague
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Riesatrain Ec
11h 20m€78–139Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane BUD - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
7h 55m€136–427Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane BUD - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhoftrain
6h 11m€54–197
Budapest to Riesa by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Riesa is to bus and train which costs €50 - €100 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Riesa is to fly and train which takes 6h 11m and costs €50 - €200.
No, there is no direct train from Budapest to Riesa. However, there are services departing from Budapest-Nyugati and arriving at Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof via Dresden Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 17m.
The distance between Budapest and Riesa is 729 km. The road distance is 713.5 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Riesa without a car is to bus and train which takes 9h 22m and costs €50 - €100.
It takes approximately 9h 22m to get from Budapest to Riesa, including transfers.
Budapest to Riesa train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Budapest-Nyugati station.
Budapest to Riesa train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Dresden Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Budapest to Riesa is 714 km. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Budapest to Riesa.
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What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Riesa, Germany?
You can take a train from Budapest-Nyugati to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof via Dresden Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Dresden Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen BER to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Riesa Busbf/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Riesa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Deli to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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